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Properties of the Product of Two Derivations of a C*-Algebra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Martin Mathieu*
Affiliation:
Mathematisches Institut Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 10 D-7400 Tübingen Federal Republic of Germany
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Abstract

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Let δ12 be two derivations of a C*-algebra. We characterize when δ1δ2 is a derivation, a compact, or a weakly compact operator

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Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1989

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